How many books has Alice Munro written?

Alice Munro has written 57 books across 4 series. Their published works span from 1952 to 2022.

What is the first book in each Alice Munro series?

Here are the first books in Alice Munro's series: Anthologies: Identity And Self Respect; Short Stories/Novellas: Queenie; Short Story Collections: Dance of the Happy Shades.

What order should I read Alice Munro's books?

We recommend reading Alice Munro's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.

Are Alice Munro's series complete?

Alice Munro has 4 completed series.

Alice Munro Reading Order

4 series · 57 books · Born 1931-07-10

Literary Fiction

Alice Munro is a Canadian short story master whose innovative narratives transformed how readers understand the form itself. Her fiction moves fluidly across time, uncovering hidden layers of memory and emotion through subtle revelation rather than explicit exposition. A Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Munro spent her career crafting densely layered stories that explore the complexities of relationships, identity, and the human experience with unmatched psychological depth.

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Anthologies Series

Complete

29 books (1952–2022)

Start with Identity And Self Respect, the first of 27 books in the Anthologies series.

Start this series with Identity And Self Respect

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1	Identity And Self Respect 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Women and Fiction 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Among Sisters: Short Stories by Women Writers 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	From Ink Lake 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Best American Short Stories 1991 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Minerva Book of Short Stories 3 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Literary Traveller 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Best American Short Stories of the Century 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Best American Short Stories 2001 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	PEN America Issue 4: Fact/Fiction 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction. 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Stories to Get You Through the Night 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Fathers: A Literary Anthology 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Finding the Words 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Best American Short Stories 2012 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Best American Essays 2013 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	That Glimpse of Truth 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Woman: An Anthology 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Every Father's Daughter 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Writers: Their Lives and Works 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

3 books (1999–2015)

Start with Queenie and read in order.

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1	Queenie 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Away from Her 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Office 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

24 books (1968–2016)

Start with Dance of the Happy Shades, the first of 24 books in the Short Story Collections series.

Start this series with Dance of the Happy Shades

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#	Title
1	Dance of the Happy Shades 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Beggar Maid 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Who Do You Think You Are? 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Moons of Jupiter 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Progress of Love 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Friend of My Youth 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Open Secrets 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Selected Stories 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Love of a Good Woman 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	No Love Lost 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Runaway 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Vintage Munro 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Carried Away 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	View From Castle Rock 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	My Best Stories 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Too Much Happiness 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	New Selected Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Dear Life 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Family Furnishings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Lying Under the Apple Tree 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	A Wilderness Station 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Julieta 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

1 book (1971–1971)

#	Title
1	Lives of Girls and Women 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Alice Munro written?: Alice Munro has written 57 books across 4 series. Their published works span from 1952 to 2022.
What is the first book in each Alice Munro series?: Here are the first books in Alice Munro's series: Anthologies: Identity And Self Respect; Short Stories/Novellas: Queenie; Short Story Collections: Dance of the Happy Shades.
What order should I read Alice Munro's books?: We recommend reading Alice Munro's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Alice Munro's series complete?: Alice Munro has 4 completed series.

Alice Munro Reading Order

Anthologies Series

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Short Story Collections Series

Standalone Novels Series

Frequently Asked Questions

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